hennig
knoche
markowski
„[...] the "present" constitutes the distributed musical material, in which the "new" implies the "past", with which the "yet to come" has to have a mutual background with [...]“
HKM+ is an ensemble for electroacoustic improvisation which consists of ludger hennig - software instruments, christof knoche - bass clarinet / electronics and markus markowski - prepared guitar/ software instruments. originally formed as a trio, the ensemble extends its line-up by guest musicians to allways renew its musical language expressed in the ensembles name by a +/plus.
the ensemble extends musical improvisation with electroacoustic instruments that are connected to a network based on audiosignals and network communication. the aim of this project is to create transient- and spatial situations in this musical network through improvised musical articulation.
the musical material of each of the performers is distributed to each of the clients of the improvisation network. the transformation of the sounds is realized by self-programmed electroacoustic instruments. an electroacoustic language arises in which the musical vocabulary and musical gesture is affected, influenced, and manipulated by each of the participating soloists.
for concerts, the ensemble is positioned in the middle of the space. a multiple loudspeaker setup is positioned around the ensemble or arranged acousmatically within the space.
by spatialisation of the sounds through multiple loudspeaker configurations, each soloist is enabled to use different methods to project the sounds into the space. spatialisation becomes part of musical improvisation & improvised spaciousness.
NEXT CONCERTS
HKM+ @ douglass street music collective
sunday, march 20, 8 pm
295 douglass street, brooklyn, ny 11217
with
HKM+ = ludger hennig - software instr., christof knoche - bs cl, electronics, markowski - prep. git, software instr.
feat.
kirk knuffke - cornet
kenny wollesen - drums/percussion
double concert with the l.e.s. quintet
http://295douglass.org/
HKM+ friends @ nublu
monday, march 21, 11.30 pm @
nublu, 62 avenue c, ny, ny 10009
with
HKM+ = ludger hennig - software instr., christof knoche - bs cl, electronics, markowski - prep. git, software instr.
feat.
ben gerstein - trombone
kirk knuffke - cornet
eivind opsvik - bass
dan weiss - drums
kenny wollesen - drums, percussion
http://www.nublu.net/
HKM+ soundfiles/CD
CD HKM+ Kirk Knuffke "For Harry" (2011)
ludger hennig (software instruments/mic. devices)
christof knoche (bassclarinette/electronic devices)
markus markowski (prep. guitar/software instruments)
+
kirk knuffke (tp)
recorded live in New York/USA 2009
→ send mail to order CD HKM+ "For Harry"
→ listen to mp3 tracks
CD HKM+ / diatribes / piero sk / rehnig / sienknecht (2010)
CD is available at Resting Bell netlabel
(http://www.restingbell.net/releases/rb080-hkm-diatribes-piero-sk-rehnig-sienknecht)
( ... ) a very, very fine piece of improvised music, made by HKM+ and diatribes together with Piero SK, Robert Rehnig and Johannes Sienknecht. HKM+ is an ensemble for electroacoustic improvisation which consists of Ludger Hennig (software instruments), Christof Knoche (bass clarinet / electronics) and Markus Markowski (prepared guitar/ software instruments). diatribes were a trio in the beginning and changed now to a polymorphous formation, accuratly incomplete, extending its spectrum with guest musicians.
These eight people met last year in an abandonned building in Leipzig and recorded a big bunch of material, which finally became this wonderful 50-minute release. It is raw, acoustic (even if there are software elements in it) and free ( ... ) You can always feel the instruments, the movement and the creative space, created by the whole group ( ... )
CD HKM+ Alderk Hespos (2010)
ludger hennig (software instruments/mic. devices)
christof knoche (bassclarinette/electronic devices)
markus markowski (prep. guitar/software instruments)
+
alderk hespos (dr, perc, objects, The STOCHT)
recorded april 2010
→ send mail to order CD HKM+ Alderk Hespos
CD HKM+ Live at C.O.M.A.@ABC No-Rio (2009)
ludger hennig (software instruments/mic. devices)
christof knoche (bassclarinette/electronic devices)
markus markowski (prep. guitar/software instruments)
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kirk knuffke (tp), jonathon haffner (sax), kyumgmi lee (melodica, flute),
geoff gersh (shamisen)
recorded live in New York/USA 2009
→ send mail to order CD Live at C.O.M.A.@ABC No-Rio
→ listen to mp3 tracks
CD HKM+ Geoff Gersh (2009)
ludger hennig (software instruments/mic. devices)
christof knoche (bassclarinette/electronic devices)
markus markowski (prep. guitar/software instruments)
+
geoff gersh (guitar, live electronics)
recorded in New York/USA 2009
→ send mail to order CD HKM+ Geoff Gersh
→ listen to mp3 tracks
CD HKM+ ALIEN PORN MUSIC (2008)
ludger hennig (software instruments/mic. devices)
christof knoche (bassclarinette/electronic devices)
markus markowski (prep. guitar/software instruments)
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russ johnson (tp), geoff gersh (git, live electr.), kirk knuffke (tp),
miles okazaki (ac. git), ben gerstein (tb)
recorded in New York/USA 2008
→ send mail to order CD Alien Porn Music
→ listen to mp3 tracks
CD HENNIG KNOCHE MARKOWSKI - IMPROVISED SPACIOUSNESS (2007)
ludger hennig (software instruments/mic. devices)
christof knoche (bassclarinette/electronic devices)
markus markowski (prep. guitar/software instruments)
recorded in bremen/germany 2007
→ send mail to order CD Improvised Spaciousness
all music copyright (c) by HKM+ and the artists named above / 2011
HKM+ info/pictures
HKM+ plays with reinhart hammerschmidt, tim schomacker, hannes clauss, diatribes (dincise, cyril bondi), robert rehnig, johannes sienknecht, piero sk, laurent estoppey, christian weber, oliver prechtl, geoff gersh, simon berz, mikolaj palosz, willi hanne, tobias guenter, kirk knuffke, bradford reed, adam kendal, kyungmi lee, jonathon haffner, eric hubel, ben gerstein, russ johnson, miles okazaki, sam torres, alderk hespos ...
HKM+ plays at OBLO Lausanne (CH), WIM Zurich (CH), Interventionsraum Stuttgart (GER), Oscar/Weltecho Chemnitz (GER), KULTURHAUS MITTE Berlin (GER), WENDEL Berlin (GER), Philharmony LODZ (PL), KUB Leipzig (GER), Raum der Kulturen Leipzig (GER), ISSUE PROJECT ROOM New York (USA), ABC-NoRio New York (USA), Strings Delmenhorst (GER), ACUD Berlin (GER) ...
photos by inken bornholt
HKM+ biographies
ludger hennig, mic.-devices, live-electronics
(leipzig / GER)
education
| 2002-2004 | colloquium for elektroacoustic composition at the SeaM (Studio for elektroacoustic Music) at the HfM franz liszt with robin minard |
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| 1999 | participation at the summeracademy "audio- vision" at the erich-tienhaus institute in detmold |
| 1997-2004 | studies at the university of aplied sciences dortmund, bauhaus-university in weimar and conservatory HfM franz liszt in weimar |
soundart
| 2009 | HKM+ concert 4-chnl audio, Galerie KUB Leipzig (GER) (w. r.rehnig / w.hanne / t.guenter) |
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| HKM+ concert 4-chnl audio, Raum der Kulturen Leipzig (GER) (w. diatribes / piero sk / r.rehnig / j.sienknecht) | |
| HKM+ - concert 13 + 4-chnl audio, ISSUE Project Room brooklyn/NY (USA) (w. kirk knuffke) | |
| HKM+ - 4-chnl audio, C.O.M.A.@ABC No-Rio, new york (USA) (w. knuffke/haffner/lee/gersh) | |
| SOIREE DER NEUEN MUSIK - concert, 4-chnl audio, Schwaebisch-Hall apr 09 (w. sciss/hennig) | |
| 2008 | UNTERGRUND DER WISSENSCHAFT - concert 4-chnl audio / installation, Jena nov 08 (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) |
| white nights (balta nakts) - raumklangkonzert, RIXC riga (LV) aug 08, 8 kanal audio/livestream (w. sciss/markowski/sienknecht) | |
| european sounddelta: artist in residence invited by the MU-collectiv/paris on the vessel ange gabriel, traveling from belgrade to budapest with diverse concerts in belgrade, vukovar. [www.sound-delta.eu] | |
| HKM+ - raumklangkonzert, strings delmenhorst jul 08, 4 kanal audio (w. hennig/knoche/robert rehnig - prep. piano/live-electr.) | |
| lind area - 6 chnl audio, soundinstallation installation @ artist-resitency in schloss wiepersdorf [www.schloss-wiepersdorf.de] | |
| urban spaces - raumklangkonzert/installation, RIXC riga (LV) mar 08, 12 kanal audio/livestream (w. sciss/markowski/sienknecht) | |
| 2007 | artist in residence from oct.-dec. 2007 @ schloss wiepersdorf [www.schloss-wiepersdorf.de] |
| stipendiary for music by the culture foundation of thuringia/ germany | |
| two columns, nearly permanent soundinstallation, 2 concrete columns in the park of schloss wiepersdorf realised during the artist in residenceship. | |
| VICE VERSA: a soundart-project of the SeaM weimar - robin minard, hanns holger rutz, ludger hennig, robert rehnig. soundinstallation @ wasserspeicher prenzlauerberg, berlin. wide/narrow, centrifugal / peripheral, hermetic/ open... [www.singuhr.de] | |
| radiosculptures @ international festival for soundart berlin, deutschlandradio kultur: robin minard, ludger hennig, constantin popp. three radio-play-formats as soundobjects: "blogspiel", "wurfsendung", "geraeusch des monats". [www.adk.de] , [www.dradio.de] | |
| 2006 | empty room: soundinstallation in the former stasi-remand centre @ erfurt andreasstreet within the exhibition "einschluss II/ listening imprisonment, erfurt/germany |
| rigid string geometry: soundinstallation within the "openstudio" @ sonambiente soundart-festival fuer heoren und sehen 2006 @ tesla/podewil, berlin/germany | |
| 2005 | wooden works: soundsculpture-studies with wooden plancks and transducers, bremen, weimar/germany |
| shadow: soundinstallation with steelplate and rust-pigments, weimar/germany | |
| 2004 | contured: permanent soundinstallation, steelobject - Cor-Ten, 2 channel audio, near bremen/germany |
| 2003 | speaking walls: sound-study for a little booth, 2 chnl audio, weimar/germany |
| klangbild: soundinstallation with steelplates, 8 channel audio, hafenbecken F, bremen/germany | |
| 2002 | eisen_fern: soundinstallation with steelplates, 6 channel audio, INVENTIONEN 2002, berlin/germany |
| 2001 | displacement: interactive video- und soundenvironment, 2 channel audio, weimar/germany |
| 1999 | B1: soundinstallation for a federal road, dortmund/germany |
| since 1995 | working on experimental sound-design and soundinstallations. |
electro-acoustic music
christof knoche, bass-clarinet, alto- and soprano saxophone, harmonica, electronic devices
(new york / USA)
active...
| ... as a performer and composer since the late 1980s. Becoming an integral part of the New York music scene since moving there in 1997.
A sought-after performer worldwide, Christof Knoche combines woodwind mastery with live-electronics. Christof has worked, recorded and/or performed with - Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Albert Mangelsdorff, Butch Morris, Nahawa Doumbia, Manhattan Jazz Orchestra, Tuvenian Throat Singers Huun Huur Tu, Miles Okazaki, The New York Voices, Miguel Zenon, Maceo Parker, HKM+... CDs and recordings of and with Christof are released on a variety of labels - OmniTone, SunnySide, Fresh Sound, Zebulon, Change, Blue Note, Resting Bell, Blue Music, Walboomers Latina, Q-tip, Hybrid, StromMusik... ÒSimply stated, Knoche is a major voice within the seemingly boundless Modern Jazz arena.Ó - Glenn Astarita, All Music Guide "Yeah, Man!" - Lee Konitz |
education
| 1997-1999 | manhattan school of music, new york, new york |
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| master of music, jazz performance for saxophone | |
| 1989-1994 | conservatory of music and drama of hannover, germany |
| bachelor of music, music-education in jazz, rock, pop for saxophone |
recognitions / awards
| downbeat magazine. u.s.a. | |
| -downbeat award: winner of the worldwide competition for the best student ensemble of the renown magazine. | |
| academic exchange service, germany. | |
| -scholarship recipient: selected as one of the three students for an exclusive academic program providing the opportunity for individuals to pursue professional studies at the manhattan school of music. | |
| -jazzpodium award: consecutive winner of the nationwide competition encompassing performance and compositional works for jazz ensembles. | |
| jazzpodium music competition of lower saxony. germany. |
markus markowski, prep. guitar, live-electronics
(bremen / GER)
background
| markus markowski (*1970), musician and soundartist, works and lives in bremen (GER).
starting as a guitarist in the 80ies, he composed and played all kind of music in several ensembles
in the range of new jazz, hardcore, ethnic music to electronic music. since 1990 he worked on concepts for musical improvisation for several players and developed experimental instruments as KLANGRAD or the REMOTE DRUMS. in 2001 he began to work on computer music, soundsynthesis- and control-techniques. since then he played live concerts with self programmed software instruments using a multichannel sound projection, also with prepared guitar as soundsource and to control software parameters. |
worked ...
| ... with Friedemann Bartels, Simon Berz, Malte Bieler (SUBSONANCE), Eugen Bocek, Ingo Bohne, Cyril Bondi, Sebastien Branche, Sergey Chutkow (FRANKS FARM), Hannes Claus, dIncise, DONT, Laurent Estoppey, FLOMEGA aka Bozum, Ariel Garcia, Geoff Gersh, Ben Gerstein, Michael Griener, Tobias Guenter, Stefan Gurr, Jonathon Haffner, Reinhart Hammerschmidt, Willi Hanne, Henner Harders, Ludger Hennig (HKM+), Alderk Hespos, Russ Johnson, Hans Kaemper, Adam Kendall, Christof Knoche (HKM+), Kirk Knuffke, Martin St. Kruzig, Kyungmi Lee, Joerg Lemberg, David Lemoine (NOYADE), Stefan Lindemann, Rudi Mahal, Lucie Mauch, Erik Minkinen (NOYADE), Joerg Mueller (PUNCHING HOPI), Wanda Obertova, Miles Okazaki, Uli Orth, Dietmar Paetsch (FRANKS FARM), Mikolaj Palosz, PRAYSINGWELL feat. BOBO YOUTHS, Oliver Prechtl, Bradford Reed, Robert Rehnig, Ursula Scherrer, Tim Schomacker, VB Schulze, sciss aka Hanns-Holger Rutz, Johannes Sienknecht, Piero SK, Michael Spalke, TETRAFANT, Sebastian Venus, Christian Weber ... |
recent music
| 2011 | INSUBORDINATIONS MICROFESTIVAL(CH): ARN Lausanne (CH), january 21, w. Ariel Garcia - electr. / fans, Wanda Obertova - voc / electr., ludger hennig - laptop, markowski - laptop / git @Christian Kobis place Bern (CH), january 22, w. Lucie Mauch - prep. piano, Sebastien Branche - sax / objects, ludger hennig -laptop, markowski - laptop / git |
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| 2010 | Besuch der alten Dame(n), Theatermusic, Ludwigsburg (GER) w. joerg lemberg - production, ludger hennig - laptop, markowski - git / laptop |
| LINK, MIB Bremen (GER), october, w. reinhart hammerschmidt - bs, vb schulze - dr, tim schomacker - voc / sachen, hannes claus - dr, sebastian venus - p, markowski - git / laptop | |
| HKM+ concert, Bahnhof Oldenburg (GER), august 28, w. hennig, knoche, markowski, robert rehnig | |
| FRANKS FARM concert, Belle Etage Bremen (GER), july 16, w. dietmar paetsch, sergej chutkow, christof knoche | |
| HKM+ concert, Gueterbahnhof Bremen (GER), july 14/15, w. hennig, knoche, markowski, reinhart hammerschmidt, tim schomacker, willi hanne, hannes clauss | |
| HKM+ concert, Strings Delmenhorst (GER), july 9, w. hennig, knoche, markowski, alderk hespos, stefan lindemann | |
| The HOLZ - concert, Claws of Saurtopia Noise fest ZORO, Leipzig (GER), may 29, w. The HOLZ (alderk hespos - perc, objects, STOCHT / markowski - git, live electr.), robert rehnig (software instr.), tobias guenter (livevideo) | |
| FRAGMENTIERTE ARCHITEKTUR - concert/video, WENDEL Berlin (GER), may 23, 4-chnl audio (w. hennig/markowski/ursula scherrer - video) | |
| HKM+diatribes/piero sk/rehnig/sienknecht CD release Tour: w. hennig/knoche/markowski, dincise, cyril bondi, robert rehnig | |
| OBLO, Lausanne (CH), mar 31 feat. laurent estoppey - sax, piero sk - sax, metal clarinet | |
| WIM, Zurich (CH), mar 30 feat. christian weber - bs | |
| INTERVENTIONSRAUM, Stuttgart (GER), mar 29 feat. Oliver Prechtl - rhodes, live electr. | |
| OSCAR/WELTECHO, Chemnitz (GER), mar 24 | |
| KULTURHAUS MITTE, Berlin (GER), mar 23 feat. johannes sienknecht - software instr., laurent estopey - sax | |
| WENDEL, Berlin (GER), mar 22 feat. j. sienknecht | |
| OHNE GEWEHR concert, Ganderkesee (GER), feb 16 2010, 4-chnl audio (w. stefan lindemann - prep. piano / markowski - prep. git, live electronic) | |
| 2009 | SCHREIBMASCHINE concert, Leipzig (GER), dec 02 09, 4-chnl audio (w. hennig/markowski, and david lemoine - mashed up vocal rands, live electr./erik minkkinen - guitar, footsynth) |
| ACUD concert, Berlin (GER), nov 29 09, 4-chnl audio (w. hennig/markowski and simon berz - perc, live electr./geoff gersh - git, live electr./robert rehnig - software instr.) | |
| PHILHARMONIC INSTRUMENT - HKM+ concert, Philharmony Lodz (PL), nov 26 09, 10-chnl audio (w. hennig/knoche/markowski and geoff gersh - git, live electr./mikolaj palosz - cello/robert rehnig - software instr.) | |
| NOCTURNE 26 - khm koeln oct 22 09, concert/workshop, 4-chnl audio (w. sciss/hennig/markowski) | |
| FRAGMENTIERTE ARCHITEKTUR - concert/video, .move werkleitz festival, Riff Club, Leipzig (GER) oct 10 09, 4-chnl audio (w. hennig/markowski/ursula scherrer - video) | |
| HKM+ concert 4-chnl audio, Galerie KUB Leipzig (GER) (w. r.rehnig / w.hanne / t.guenter) | |
| HKM+ concert 4-chnl audio, Raum der Kulturen Leipzig (GER) (w. diatribes / piero sk / r.rehnig / j.sienknecht) | |
| HKM+ - concert 13 + 4-chnl audio, ISSUE Project Room brooklyn/NY (USA) (w. kirk knuffke) | |
| HKM+ - 4-chnl audio, C.O.M.A.@ABC No-Rio, new york (USA) (w. knuffke/haffner/lee/gersh) | |
| SOIREE DER NEUEN MUSIK - concert, 4-chnl audio, Schwaebisch-Hall apr 09 (w. sciss/hennig) | |
| 2008 | UNTERGRUND DER WISSENSCHAFT - concert 4-chnl audio / installation, Jena nov 08 (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) |
| white nights (balta nakts) - raumklangkonzert, RIXC riga (LV) aug 08, 8 kanal audio/livestream (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) | |
| HKM+ - raumklangkonzert, strings delmenhorst jul 08, 4 kanal audio (w. hennig/knoche/robert rehnig - prep. piano/live-electr.) | |
| urban spaces - raumklangkonzert/installation, RIXC riga (LV) mar 08, 12 kanal audio/livestream (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) | |
| 2007 | fuenf+1 - raumklangkonzert, kl. wasserspeicher berlin sep 07, 16 kanal audio (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) |
| FUSION festival jun 07, w. subsonance [SUBSONANCE] | |
| 2006 | berlin "salon bruit" lichtblick may 06, 4 kanal audio (m. sciss/sienknecht) |
| ISCM world music festival stuttgart jul 06 [WNMF 2006 - ISCM] (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) | |
| basel (CH) jul 06, 4 channel audio (w. sciss/hennig/sienknecht) | |
| erfurt former stasi-remand centre, sept 06, 6 channel audio (m. sciss/hennig) | |
| diverse concerts w. monorind/subsonance | |
| 2005 | 2hkm 2005 berlin (with alderk hespos, christof knoche, ludger hennig) |
other...
| 2003 | three the hard way bremen 2003 (with christof matysiak, marco heimann) |
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| 2000 | mongolian music bremen 2000 (with michael spalke) |
| 1997 | noise gate jazzfestival hannover 1997 (with hannes claus, hans kaemper, uli orth) |
| 1996 | 2 gute menschen/2 good beings, KLANGRAD, staatstheater hannover 1996 (with christof knoche) |
| 1993 | improvisationen hannover 1993 (with rudi mahal, michael griener) |
| 1992 | let there be tv / "der gruss vom !", documenta IX kassel 1992 (with alderk aespos) |
credits
persons in charge
ludger hennig, markus markowski - mail: info [AT] strom-musik [DOT] org
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